By Phil on February 9, 2010
The New York City Department of Environmental Protection has scheduled a routine alarm safety, maintenance and inspection procedure at the Jerome Park Reservoir.
The test will take place on Tuesday, February 16, 2010, at approximately 9:00 a.m.
The alarm may be detectable near the site but it will be preceded by an announcement that the alarm is [...]
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By Phil on February 6, 2010
Attention:
On February 5th, 2010 around 10:00am in the vicinity of Van Cortlandt Avenue West one of our neighbors lost their dog.
The dog is a miniature Doberman, she was wearing a red harness, and her name is Fortune.
If you have seen this dog or have any information please contact us at lostdog@fipna.org or use our contact [...]
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By karen on December 12, 2009
From A Larger Group:
Hi all,
Today the leaders and staff at City Hall spoke with press and made calls but no vote today. Negotiations will happen over the weekend and we need to continue influencing City Council to not accept the welfare fund that Bloomberg is pushing. There’s no way it will pay real living [...]
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By karen on November 23, 2009
Con Edison will perform work on electric transmission cables starting Tuesday, November 17 on Sedgwick Avenue between Giles Place and Stevenson Place.
This work requires excavation and will take place Monday-Friday, 9am-4pm and Saturday, 8am-4pm. Two crews will be working from opposite ends of the project route in 150’ increments: one crew between Giles Pl. and [...]
Posted in Alerts, Construction, Front Page News, Ft. Independence Park
By Phil on November 10, 2009
On Thursday, November 12 at approximately 9 AM, NYCDEP’s Bureau of Water and Sewer Operations will conduct its quarterly alarm safety, maintenance and inspection test at the Jerome Park Reservoir.
The alarm may be detectable near the site; however, there will be an announcement before the alarm is activated that the [...]
Posted in Alerts, Front Page News, Notices/Announcements
By karen on November 3, 2009
On Nov 3, this letter was sent to Council Member Koppell on the matter of the Kingsbridge Armory project FIPNA support Living Wage to CM Koppell 110109
He responded to the letter immediately. See below
On Nov 9, FIPNA asked for a clarification in the next letter. Thank you for your response 111709
—–Original Message—–
From: Oliver Koppell
To: [...]
Posted in Alerts, Causes, Front Page News | Tagged Kingsbridge Armory, Living Wage
By karen on March 20, 2009
We received this notice from the DEP. Please make sure you call in all complaints to 311 as soon as you see or hear them. Also note the time and day on paper with the complaint number. You can also call the CB 8 and your elected officials. Numbers are on our page called ‘Numbers‘.
ALERT: [...]
Posted in Alerts, Front Page News, Reservoir | Tagged Construction start, Hoe Ramming, Jerome Park Reservoir.
By Phil on January 10, 2009
10am – 2pm
Saturday January 10 & Sunday January 11th
Bring your holiday tree to a designated city park to be recycled into mulch that will nourish plantings across the city! Remember to remove all lights and ornaments before bringing the tree to a Mulchfest site. You are encouraged to bring bags to take advantage of the [...]
Posted in Alerts, Causes
By karen on November 18, 2008
With the holiday season upon us, most people are preoccupied with the details of holiday planning and shopping. Unfortunately, the safety precautions we normally take can be forgotten as the excitement of the season causes us to let our guard down. The NYPD wants this to be a safe holiday season for all, so we [...]
Posted in 50th Precinct, Alerts | Tagged Crime Prevention, Holiday Safety Tips, NYPD
By Phil on September 18, 2008
*** UPDATED 12/9/2008 ***
Many of you followed Hendrix’s story via the blog and website over at NorCalGSPRescue, I am happy to be able to say that Hendrix has found a forever home! He is now living a real dog’s life on a ranch in Arizona where he gets to run around in his wheeled cart [...]
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